Smokehouse



Sept. 22, 1925. 1,554,906

1. BRAND SMOKEHOUSE Filed April 2, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR 1760Brand ATTORNEYS L. BRAND SMOKEHOUSE Sept. 22, 1925.

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR vlzeo 1571;7102

Filed April 2, 1925 ||||||||TI|||||||||| l WITNESSES 'ATroRNm/s Sept.22, 1925. 1,554,906

L. BRAND SMOKEHOUSE Filed April 3. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORwlTNESSES lieo Bra/n0? ATTORNEYS Patented Sept; 22, 1.925.

LEO BRAND, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SMOKEHOUSE.

Application and April 2, 1925. Serial No. 20,272.

To all whom it may concemn Be itknown that I, LEO BRAND, a citlzen ofthe United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough ofManhattan, 1n

the county and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedSmokehouse, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to smokehouses, an

1 'object of the invention being to provide within asmokehouse animproved arrangement of rotary frames into or onto which.

.racks, trees or other devices designed for supporting meats to besmokedcan be run,

supported and revolved during the smoking operation.

A further object is to provide improved mounting for a rotary framewithin a smokehouse and improved means for imparting 20. rotary motionto the frame whereby the en tire weight of the frame and its contentsare supported either at the base of the frame or at the top of the frameor both at the base and top of the frame, but in any event the revolvingmeans isentirely relieved of any weight of the rotary frame and itscontents. A further object is to provide a Smokehouse with an improvedarrangement of rotary frames therein and which is adapted for use inconnection with any standard type .of rack, carrier, tree,truck or othersupport for the meat to be smoked and which lends itself .to theemployment and use of standard equipment in accordance with the needs ofthe user. p

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features .of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section,illustrating my improved smokehouse;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the smokehouse shown in Figure 1; I

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal section on the line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4c is a view in longitudinal section illustrating my invention asapplied to a plurality of smokehouses located on diffen ent floors or atdifferent levels;

Figure 5 is a view in horizontal section,

on the line of Figure 4.

P aees the easier 2; er press Smokehouse. This casing may be of any sizeand shape and may be constructed in various different ways. I preferablymake the smokehouse of rectangular form and of sheet.metal, but I, ofcourse, do not limit myself to the particularconstruction of casing.

In the lower portion of the casing 1, spaced. from the bottom 2 thereof,I provide a series of horizontal bars 3, which may. constitute channel.bars as shown, whichare parallel and spaced apart and secured upon 7 asuitable angular frame {1. I These bars 3 support a circular rail ortrack 5 6 represents my improved rotary frame which is of generalrectangular form and is supported by any desired number of wheels 7which are mounted to rotate on. the track 5. These wheels. 7 mayconstitute caster wheels, are preferably ball bearing,.and are so shapedand arranged asto reduce friction to a minimum but at the same timemaintaintheir position on the track 5 to allow the frame 6 to be. freelyand easily revolved.

The frame 6 is of skeleton form and open and of a suitablewidth andheight in ac cordance with the dimensions of the casing 1 to permit theframe to turn within the casing. A series of hangers 8 are secured toand depend from the top 9 of easing 1 and support a circular track or.rail 10 which is preferably of the same diameter as the track 5 andparallel therewith.

On top of the rotary frame 6a series of brackets 11 are secured, andwheels 12 are mounted in these brackets 11 and are mounted to rotate onthe .rail or 'tracklO. The weightof the. rotary frame 6 and its contents.may be divided betweenthetracks 10 and 5,,oreither track may serve asasup port and the other as a guide, in accord ance with the desire ofthe user. It is perfectly obvious that either one of these tracks may bedispensed with, if desired, but in, most cases it will be foundadvisable to use both. 7 A vertical shaft 1 11 projects centrallythrough the top of casing-1 and has a crank arm 15 thereon adapted to.engage a finger 16 on the top of. the rotary frame 6. It will be notedthat this finger. 16 is located away from the center or agris gf therotary frame and near theouter edge of the latter whee its .ie srsmiveithe arm 15 will engage the finger 16 and impart a rotary motion to theframe;

Should it be desired to manually turn the frame, this can be done byswinging the frame first in one direction'until stopped by the arm 15,and then in the opposite direction, so that whenever desired a manualmanipulation orturningmovement of the rotary frame is possible. I I

The shaft 14 may, of course, be driven in any desired manner but Ihaveshown for the purpose an electric motor 17 mounted on top of thecasing l and having a worm 18 on. the shaft 19 of said motorimpartingmotion to aworm wheel 20 on the shaft 14.

The rotary frame 6 is provided at its upper; portion with hangers 21;which support a straight'rail 22, fixed to said hangers and located in ahorizontal position as shown, This rail 22 is adapted to registerwith.-a rai1 23 outside of thesmokehouse so 'thata cage 24 if suspendedfrom-a wheeled carrier 25 may be run along the track 23 onto the track22 and positioned inside of the rotary frame 6., a 1 I would have itdistinctly understood that, Awhile :I shall refer to the part 24 as acage I use thisterm in its broadest possible sense device, and in orderthat the rail, 23 may to include any receptacle,- frame or carrier onwhich meat or meat products can be supported or suspended during thesmokingoperatlon.

The casing lie-provided with a pair of hinged doors 26 which may beopened to admit the cage or other article supporting project into thesmokehouse I provide a hinged gateorshutter 27 normally. closing anopening 28 in the front of the casing 1 v the; latter movesfrom one railto the other,-

as will be readily understood. To hold the cage 24 fromindependentaccidental move-' A ment I, provide removable rods 29 whichmay be located in any notches of parallel notched bars 30 which aresecured .to the I frame, 6,; as clearly indicated in Figures 1 and ,2;Also I preferably provide hooks 31 whichare connected to thecasing 1 andwhich are adapted to engageeyes 32 on the framefi to; holdthe. latteragainst turning motio-n while the cage or othercarrier is being movedinto andout of the smokeh0use. p 3

On ;the;.lower k portion for bottom of v the rotary frame 6 I providechannel rails 33 .whichmayconstitutea track and allow an Ordinary;wheeled truck to be runaintothe smokehouse and {supported onthis trackwithin the rotary frame. In other words, I

. I have provided-not only meansfor moving aisuspendedcarrier into orout of the smokehouse but alsomeans for permltting an ondi nary, wheeld) tru k: hich uns 0nthe ground to be rolld'into the smokeho se 0 1large enough to admit the carrier 25 as,

the rails 33, and supported in the rotary frame and revolved during thesmoking op eration. i I

It will thus be noted that with my improvedsmokehouse I make provisionfor the use of almost any standard equipment which maybe run into thesmokehouse and supportedby the rotary frame and caused to turn duringthe smoking operation so as to smoke evenly all of the food products.

My invention is of course not limited to the manner of creating smokewithin the smokehousefbut I haveshown forthe pur pose a. burner 34,and'which may burn sawdust therein, in the lower portion of thesmokehouse, or any other suitable means may be provided for raising thedesired smoke. q

. In Figures 4-and 5, I illustrate my in-. vention ;-in a slightlymodified'form; The construction of each, smokehouse is. precisely likethat ab'overdescribed, but I show smokehouses A and B at differentlevels or on different floors, and provide a drive shaft 35 similar tothe shaft 14 which not only drives the rotary frame 6 in the smokehousenB but also: projects into thebot-tom ofthe smokehouse A and has;an arm 36 thereon engaging a finger 37 on the bottom of the rotary frame6' in the smokehouse A 39 over the same and hinged rail sections 40which may connect the rails 33 with fixed ,rails'41 on the ground orfloor 42.

r Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the generalform of the parts described without departing from my invention andhenceI do not limit'myself to the precise details set forth but considermyself at liberty to make such slight changes and alteration; as'fairlyfall within the spirit andscope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A smokehouse, including a casing, a circular track in the casing, andaframe in the casing having rotary movement on the track.v

2. A smokehouse, including a casing, a circular trackin the lowerportion of the casing, wheels mounted to runion saidtrack, and a membersupported on the wheels and adapted to receive articles to be-smoked.

13. A smokehouse, including a casing, fixed circular rails located atthe upper and lower portions. of "the smokehouse, aframe, and wheels atboth ends of the frame engaging the respective rails.

4, A smokeh u e, inc uding aeisifig; 8

frame havingrotary mounting in the casing, a track fixed to the frameand adapted to support a member in which meat to be smoked is carried,means for holding said member against independent movement in the frame,and means for imparting rotary movement to the frame.

5. A smokehouse, including a casing, a rotary frame mounted in thecasing, a track secured to the frame, a fixed track outside of thesmokehouse, a Wheeled carrier adapted to run on the tracks and adaptedto be moved into the rotary frame, a vertical shaft projecting into thecenter of the smokehouse, a crank arm on said shaft, and a finger on therotary frame at a point removed from the axis of the frame.

6. A Smokehouse, including a casing, a rotary frame in the casing,Wheels support ing the rotary frame, rails at the lower and also at theupper portion of said frame adapted to receive Wheeled carriers rolledinto the casing and into the frame, and means for imparting rotarymotion to the frame, said means permitting manual turning of the framein opposite directions.

7. A'smokehouse, including a casing, horizontal bars secured in thecasing and spaced from the. bottom thereof, a circular track secured onsaid bars, a skeleton frame, Wheels at the bottom of the frame mountedto rotate on said track and supporting the rotary frame, means at thetop of the frame for guiding the rotary movement thereof, and means atthe top of the casing for imparting rotary motion to the frame.

LEO BRAND.

